Greek students protest against university policing



ATHENS - Hundreds of students demonstrated in Athens on Thursday to protest against a plan for policing at universities after a rector was injured in a violent protest over the weekend.
Police in Greece are currently restricted from entering university buildings under laws dating from the restoration of democracy in 1974 following a traumatic seven-year army dictatorship.



The Athens demonstration on Sunday
The Athens demonstration on Sunday
The rector of Athens University, Christos Kittas, was hospitalised on Sunday after being injured by youths attempting to take over the university's offices in the city centre during a demonstration to honour a teenager fatally shot by a policeman a year ago. On Thursday, Kittas quit his post.
After Kittas' injury, the Athens Law School -- which is often taken over by demonstrators during protests -- announced plans to introduce security cards for its students.
The school's board also demanded that an anarchists' club on its premises be disbanded. A group of left-wing students reacted by taking over the building.
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Friday, December 11th 2009
AFP
           


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